EVERETT — Powered by Felnin Celesten’s two-run home run and Josh Caron’s two-run single, the Everett AquaSox defeated the Hillsboro Hops 5-4 in a Northwest League baseball game at Everett Memorial Stadium on Thursday night to earn their third victory in the first three games of the six-game series.<\/p>\n
The night’s scoring began in the third inning as the teams exchanged two-run efforts. With loaded bases, Trent Youngblood dropped a two-run single for Hillsboro (11-19), and Caron hit a broken-bat single that scored Austin St. Laurent and Jonny Farmelo. St. Laurent reached base on a single, and Farmelo walked.<\/p>\n
Everett (16-14) powered ahead in the bottom of the fifth, jumping ahead 5-2. Curtis Washington Jr. reached base with one out by hitting a bunt single, and Farmelo singled him home. Extending the lead by another two runs was Celesten, who smacked a two-run home run over the manual scoreboard for his second long ball of the season. Additionally, Celesten continued his hitting streak, collecting a base hit in each of his last 14 games played.<\/p>\n
Youngblood struck again in the top of the seventh, reducing the Frogs’ lead to two runs. Alberto Barriga hit a two-out double to provide the Hops a spark, and Youngblood doubled him home. With the RBI double, Youngblood raised his RBI total on the night to three.<\/p>\n
Wallace Clark continued the Hops’ comeback efforts in the top of the eighth, lining an RBI single to center field after Yerald Nin was hit by a pitch and advanced to scoring position by stealing second base. The AquaSox ultimately held the Hops off the board in the top of the ninth, locking down their 5-4 victory.<\/p>\n
AquaSox pitching held strong throughout the night, helping them earn their third win of the series. Right-handed starting pitcher Adam Maier struck out five Hops across 3 2\/3 innings of work, and righty Jose Geraldo added 1 1\/3 scoreless innings to lower his earned run average to 1.42 this season. Throwing the final four innings of the game was right-hander Chase Centala, who struck out a career-high seven Hops and earned his first save of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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